The US sent a submarine to Cuba after Russian ships have flowed to the island

The Southern Command of the US Armed Forces reported that the USS Helena submarine is in Guantanamo's Gulf in Cuba. He fulfills a global maritime safety mission. On June 13, the US was sent to the USS Helena Submarine to Cuba after Russian warships were sailed to the island. The displacement of the submarine was reported in the press service of the Southern US Armed Forces in X (previously Twitter). The vessel's location and transit have been reported in advance.

"The USS Helena high -speed submarine is in Guantanama Gulf in Cuba as part of a regular visit to the port, passing through the geographical area of ​​responsibility of the US Southern Command and fulfilling its mission to ensure global maritime security and national defense. The vessel's location and transit were planned. " - said in the message. A multi-purpose nuclear submarine is 38 in a series of 62 submarines of the Los Angeles-built for the US Navy. It was first launched in 1986.

Recall that all four Navy ships arrived in Cuba. It is the Admiral Gorshkov frigate, a rescue towing ship "Nikolai Chicker", the middle sea tanker "Academician Pashin", as well as a submarine K-561 "Kazan". The Cuban Defense Ministry argued that there was no nuclear weapons on warships of Russian warships.